Let's break this down. We're going to add 2422 and 7040 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 1 and get 2.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 4 in column 2 and get 6.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 0 in column 3 and get 4.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 2422 + 7040 = 9462.

